BETHALTO - Jack Beaber of Marquette Catholic appears poised for a sensational outdoor track season. On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the Civic Memorial Outdoor Track Opener, he won both the shot put (14.86 meters or 48-9) and discus (52.10 meters or 170-11) in his first competition outdoors in 2026.
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Cross country state champion Max Weber of CM also performed in the 800 meters, winning with a time of 2:04.6.
CM won the boys' meet with 158 points, Metro East Lutheran was second with 81.5 points, Marquette Catholic was third with 64.5 points, then Madison with 34 points and Carrollton with 24 points.



These are the boys results from the meet:
100 Meters - Grady Farrell, CM, 11.4; Jayce Steinkhuehler, Carrollton, 11.4; Teron Lee, Madison, 11.7.
200 Meters - T.J. Wilbourn, Madison, 23.1; Reed Wallace, CM, 23.3; Chance Stults, MELHS, 24.0.
400 Meters - Glenn Collins, CM, 52.0, Tullio Zamperi, CM, 52.9, Henry Reiseck, MELHS, 55.9.
800 Meters - Max Weber, CM, 2:04.6; Logan Kearbey, CM, 2:06.3; Jacob Cranford, CM, 2:07.9.
1,600 Meters - Boden Duffy, CM, 4:50.1, Dean Hemmer, MELHS, 4:50.5; Lucas Abbott, MELHS, 4:59.9.
3,200 Meters - Lucas Abbott, MELHS, 10:49.4; Dean Hemmer, MELHS, 10:54.1; Carson Klasner, Marquette, 11:56.3.
110 High Hurdles - Brice Stewart, MELHS, 17.2; Hunter Kremke, CM, 19.1; Christian Johnson, Marquette, 20.4.
4 x 100 Relay - Madison A, 44.9, CM, 44.5, Marquette A, 47.5.
4 x 200 Relay - CM A, 1:34.1; CM B, 1:41.7; Marquette A, 1:42.5.
4 x 400 Relay - CM A, 3:49.7; MELHS A, 3:50.1.
4 x 800 Relay - CM A, 9:22.3; MELHS, 9:35.6.
Shot Put - Jack Beaber, Marquette, 14.86 meters, Collin Kost, MELHS, 14.52 meters, Ephraim Parris, CM, 13.47 meters.
Discus - Jack Beaber, Marquette, 52.10 meters; Johnny Raines, CM, 47.85 meters; Ephraim Parris, CM, 32.15 meters.
High Jump - Charles Black, Madison, 1.73 meters, Emetrius Martin, CM, 1.68, Cameron Golike, Marquette, 1.68 meters, Finley Henson, Carrollton, 1.63 meters.
Pole Vault - Jackson Bohnekamp, CM, 3.28 meters; Alijah Rench, CM, 2.82 meters; Maddox Parker, CM, 2.21 meters.
Long Jump - Brice Stewart, MELHS, 6.15 meters, Elias Aderibigbe, Marquette, 5.95 meters, Charles Black, Madison, 5.68 meters, Eli Rhoades, Carrollton, 5.56 meters.
Triple Jump - Brice Stewart, MELHS, 12.21 meters; Demetrius Martin, 11.90 meters; Emanuel Anani, Marquette, 11.04 meters.